योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-108, verse-3

आजाविव शरौघेषु सुखदुःखेष्वनारतम् ।
कलहेष्वप्यकार्येषु चागच्छत्सु पतत्सु च ॥ ३ ॥

ājāviva śaraugheṣu sukhaduḥkheṣvanāratam ,
kalaheṣvapyakāryeṣu cāgacchatsu patatsu ca 3

3. ājāvi iva śaraugheṣu sukha-duḥkheṣu anāratam
kalaheṣu api akāryeṣu ca āgacchat-su patat-su ca

3. śaraugheṣu ājāvi iva,
anāratam sukha-duḥkheṣu,
ca āgacchat-su patat-su ca akāryeṣu api kalaheṣu

3. Like a ram (ājāvi) caught in volleys of arrows, constantly in the midst of joys and sorrows, and also in quarrels and improper actions as they arise and subside.

Words meanings summery:

• आजावि (ājāvi) - a ram, a he-goat; born of a goat

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शरौघेषु (śaraugheṣu) - in torrents/masses of arrows

• सुख-दुःखेषु (sukha-duḥkheṣu) - in joys and sorrows

• अनारतम् (anāratam) - constantly, incessantly, always

• कलहेषु (kalaheṣu) - in quarrels, disputes

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अकार्येषु (akāryeṣu) - in improper actions, in actions that should not be done

• च (ca) - and

• आगच्छत्-सु (āgacchat-su) - in those coming, in things that arrive

• पतत्-सु (patat-su) - in those falling, in things that pass away/subside

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

आजावि (ājāvi) - a ram, a he-goat; born of a goat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ājāvi

ājāvi - a ram, a he-goat; born of a goat

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शरौघेषु (śaraugheṣu) - in torrents/masses of arrows

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śaraugha

śaraugha - torrent/mass of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ogha)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – torrent, flood, mass
  noun (masculine)

सुख-दुःखेषु (sukha-duḥkheṣu) - in joys and sorrows

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sukha-duḥkha

sukha-duḥkha - joy and sorrow, happiness and misery

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – joy, happiness
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)

अनारतम् (anāratam) - constantly, incessantly, always

(indeclinable)

कलहेषु (kalaheṣu) - in quarrels, disputes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kalaha

kalaha - quarrel, dispute, strife

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अकार्येषु (akāryeṣu) - in improper actions, in actions that should not be done

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of akārya

akārya - improper action, what ought not to be done; not to be done, improper

Gerundive (future passive participle)

From a (negation) + kārya (√kṛ + yat).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kārya – to be done, duty, action
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √kṛ (to do) + suffix -ya (yat)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आगच्छत्-सु (āgacchat-su) - in those coming, in things that arrive

(adjective)

Locative, plural of āgacchat

āgacchat - coming, arriving

Present Active Participle

From ā-√gam (to come), stem āgacchat.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the quarrels and improper actions that are 'coming' or 'arising'.

पतत्-सु (patat-su) - in those falling, in things that pass away/subside

(adjective)

Locative, plural of patat

patat - falling, dropping, passing away

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fall), stem patat.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to the quarrels and improper actions that are 'falling' or 'subsiding'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)